Finally Get Over Your Ex With Love Rehab, a Heart-Healing Fitness Service

If your last breakup involved obscene amounts of alcohol, inappropriate men, and a tub of ice cream—then perhaps it's time to check into Love Rehab, a healthier alternative to getting over that guy.

Novelist Jo Piazza hosted a class at Flywheel on the Upper West Side in NYC last Saturday afternoon, helping 20 ladies—and a few men—sweat out their past relationships. Since her book Love Rehab launched over the summer, the author has been organizing fitness gatherings inspired by it. Previous sweat sessions were held at Barry's Bootcamp and ChaiseFitness in NYC. Next up: She's taking the self-help show on the road through a workout-and-shopping experience at The Dailey Method in Chicago and a workout-and-spa combo in Los Angeles.

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"The classes are so great because they force you to check your baggage at the door," Piazza said. "Not only do you leave looking better and feeling awesome, but you get to leave behind some of your crap each time you go."

The Manhattan and New Jersey-based novel follows a heartbroken Sophie who hardly hides her crazy—stalking her ex on social media and texting him while tipsy, among other things—all in the aftermath of being dumped. During the journey to get over her former beau, she forms an Alcoholics Anonymous-type club—called Love Rehab—with women who face similar struggles.

Piazza believes it's important for women to treat themselves kindly after being kicked (or kicking someone) to the curb.

"I went on a booze and a boy bender," said Flywheel participant Leanne Shear about her last bad breakup. "I had many, many in a week, all at once."

After Piazza's last relationship, she decided to hit the gym instead of drowning her woes with the usual vices.

"When you go through a break up, your body feels like sh** because you're not releasing those happy endorphins that you feel when you're in a relationship," she explained. "I channeled my angst into workouts and yoga."

Equipped with get-over-your-ex-inspired songs by Adele, Rihanna, and Fall Out Boy, the spin class concluded with a loud sing-a-long to Katy Perry's "Roar."

"It was incredibly difficult picking songs," noted Flywheel instructor Jaimie Bailey, whose favorite selection was "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette. Upon her last breakup, Bailey moved from south Florida to NYC to rid herself of her boy troubles. It worked out for the best, as she's now happily married.

"I wanted to do things that made women feel awesome and empowered," added Piazza, whose boyfriend was there in support. "One class can get [someone] out of a rut."